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Oakland will begin towing RVs at encampment near 75th and Hawley Street

Katherine Langford
Editor-in-Chief · Tuesday, October 20, 2026 at 1:19 AM · 1 min read
Oakland will begin towing RVs at encampment near 75th and Hawley Street — CBS Bay Area (KPIX), Belvedere Business news
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Change is coming to an RV encampment at 75th Avenue and Hawley Street in Oakland. The city has posted notices warning residents that RVs parked along the block will be removed starting this week.For people living in the vehicles, the impending sweep brings uncertainty about where they will go next."It's frustrating, to tell you the truth," said Tim Doyle, who has lived at the Hawley encampment for about a year. "And I don't want to be homeless, but I am, you know what I mean?"Doyle said he moved to the location after being swept from another Oakland RV encampment last year. Now, with another removal looming, he is once again facing questions about where he can go."Where am I going to park it now? Where am I going to go?" Doyle said. "That's just the reality."Derrick Soo, who operates an encampment a few blocks away and has lived there for 12 years, said the situation at 75th and Hawley has affected nearby businesses."The party center over there and the auto body shop have lost all of t

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